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The Russian Practicum combines courses in
Russian language with courses in Russian literature and specially designed
research courses on “Working in Russian Archives” and “Russian Internet
Resources.” Language and content courses can be taken in combination or
individually. Extracurricular activities include a Russian film series,
museum visits and other cultural events.
The Practicum consists of
two four-week sessions, running from June 10-July 5 and July 8-August 2(
see
the Schedule of Events). Literature and research courses are
targeted at upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Language
courses accommodate both undergraduate and graduate students with a
variety of backgrounds and reasons for studying Russian. The practicum is
co-sponsored by the Harriman Institute and the Department of Slavic
Languages at Columbia University.
For More
Information, please contact:
Ludmilla A. Trigos, Ph.D,
Director
Tel:
212-854-3133
Language
Courses
First-Year
Russian, I and II, S1101h-1102r, Staff
4 points, M-F,
9am-1pm, June 10-July
5; July 8-August 2
Grammar, reading, composition and conversation. If both semesters
are taken, equivalent to full-year elementary course.
Second-Year
Russian, I and II, S1201h-1201r, Staff
4 points, M-F,
9am-1pm
June 10-July 5; July 8-August 2
Prerequisite: RUSS
V1101x-1102y or equivalent. Builds upon skills acquired at elementary
level. Emphasis on reading, composition, grammar review. Equivalent to
full-year intermediate course if both semesters completed.
Advanced
Russian, S3331h-3332r Staff
4 points, M-F. 9am-12pm
June 10-July 5;
July 8-August 2
Curriculum evolves according to needs and interests
of students. Emphasis on conversation and composition. Reading and
discussion of selected texts and videotapes. Oral reports required.
Conducted entirely in Russian. Prerequisite: Two years of college-level
Russian.
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Literature and
Research Courses
Working in
Russian Archives, S6605h
Henryk Baran
2 points, M W, 2:10-4pm,
June 10-July 5
Overview of major Russian literary and social science
archives. Types of archival documents and how to find them. Scholarly
etiquette. Working with manuscripts. Lectures, discussions, practical
exercises.
Devils in
Russian Literature [In English], S4219h
Ludmilla Trigos
2
points, TR, 2:10-4pm, June 10-July 5
Focuses on 19th and
20th century representations of the devil and perceptions of
evil. Comparison of Russian devils—variously portrayed as Satan,
Mephistofeles, or a demon (petty or otherwise)—and their counterparts in
the Western tradition. Works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky,
Sologub and Bulgakov. Parallel reading lists in English and Russian.
Research
Practicum: Russian Internet Resources, S6610r
Marta Deyrup
2
points, M W, 2:10-4pm, July 8-August 2
How to use Russian Internet
resources. Nuts and bolts of configuring a computer and browser to handle
Cyrillic character sets, advanced Web search strategies, doing
subject-specific research (online government resources, statistical
materials, news sources, humanities materials, etc.), and the mining of
proprietary (fee-based) and open-access information. Geared to the needs
and interest of the class. Opportunity to create a Web site of online
resources.
Intertextuality
in the 20th Century Russian Novel
[In English],
S4043r
Melissa Frazier
2 points, TR, 2:10-4pm, July 8-August
2
Explores theory and practice of intertextuality in a major work
of Russian modernism, Bely's Petersburg. Preparatory texts include
the Apocalypse, Pushkin’s “The Bronze Horseman,” both Pushkin’s and
Tchaikovsky’s versions of “The Queen of Spades,” Gogol's Petersburg
Tales and Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. Addresses difficult
questions about relationship of text to text and text to reader. Parallel
reading lists in English and Russian.
See http://www.ce.columbia.edu/summer/russianPracticum.cfm |